Two Conducting Spheres Connected

"The controversy over mental images"

(Johnny Pixels & Irene Manera )

finding of ancient Greek philosophy recognized in the sense of sight the first useful tools for understanding the human being. In his written esoteric "Metaphysics" Aristotle describes the primacy of the see (idéin) as than any other activity of the mind. "Seeing" in fact not only leads to "knowledge" but it also brings a sense of "pleasure" (Edon) recognized and universally recognizable, which builds a common sense necessary for good communication and the knowledge itself, this "seeing" oriented knowledge is expressed in the form of images in the world "then take that through communication, consistency of language. The aim of this article is to explore in what way the psycho-physical mind gives rise to a system of mental symbols figured used in daily life practice: what are their properties natural? How we use them to learn and orient ourselves in the world?

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article by Mark Ceccanti

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